• Cohort Profile Update: The Young-HUNT Study, Norway 

      Rangul, Vegar; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Langhammer, Arnulf; Ingul, Jo Magne; Pape, Kristine; Fenstad, Jørn Søberg; Kvaløy, Kirsti (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-02-01)
    • Global Lung Function Initiative 2012 reference equations for spirometry in the Norwegian Population 

      Langhammer, Arnulf; Johannessen, Ane; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Melbye, Hasse; Stanojevic, Sanja; Lund, May Brit; Melsom, Morten Nissen; Bakke, Per S.; Quanjer, Philip (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-10-06)
      <b>Background:</b> We studied the fit of the Global Lung Function Initiative all-age reference values to Norwegians, compared them with currently used references (European Community for Steel and Coal (ECSC) and Zapletal) and estimated the prevalence of obstructive lung disease.<br> <b>Methods:</b> Spirometry data collected in 30,239 subjects (51.7% females) aged 12-90 years in three population-based ...
    • Intergenerational polygenic obesity risk throughout adolescence in a cross-sectional study design: The HUNT study, Norway 

      Næss, Marit; Sund, Erik; Vie, Gunnhild Åberge; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Kvaløy, Kirsti (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-14)
      Objective - This study examined the relationship between parental obesity polygenic risk and children’s BMI throughout adolescence. Additionally, from a smaller subsample, the objective was to assess whether parental polygenic risk score (PRS) may act as a proxy for offspring PRS in studies lacking offspring genetic data.<p> <p>Methods - A total of 8,561 parent-offspring (age 13-19 years) trios ...
    • Suicidal ideation in relation to disordered eating, body size and weight perception: a cross-sectional study of a Norwegian adolescent population - the HUNT Study 

      Sardahaee, Farzaneh Saeedzadeh; Holmen, Turid Lingaas; Micali, Nadia; Sund, Erik R.; Bjerkeset, Ottar; Kvaløy, Kirsti (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-27)
      <i>Objective</i> - We conducted a population-based study on a sample of more than 7000 adolescents where we examined the associations between suicidal ideation (SI) and disordered eating (DE) and its related traits.<p> <p><i>Design</i> - Cross-sectional.<p> <p><i>Settings</i> - Data were derived from two Norwegian population-based cohorts, the Young-HUNT1 (1995–1997) and Young-HUNT3 (2006–2008) ...